NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

An Accidental Historian, writing about the people who worked in the Territory West of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories!

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Historic Posts in the West

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 8, 2025 "Journeys", Fur Trade History
Historic Posts in the West

So lets do a fun post about the Historic Posts in the West: that is, posts on the West side of the Rocky Mountains. The Peel’s River post (Fort McPherson)…

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Samuel Black

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 27, 2024 "The Brigades", Deaths and Murders
Samuel Black

Samuel Black was the oddest of all the HBC men. Black, born in 1780, was a young highlander of enormous size when he came to Canada and joined the fur…

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Building a York Boat

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 18, 2020 "Journeys", "York Factory Express"
Building a York Boat

As I am reading through the Fort Selkirk post journals, I realized the HBC men at that post are building a York Boat. From scratch! Now, this is interesting! My…

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Fort Yukon

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 12, 2019 "Journeys", Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Yukon

In 1847, HBC trader Alexander Hunter Murray built Fort Yukon on the Yukon River, just inside the boundaries of what was then Russian Territory, on the instructions of Chief Factor…

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The portage from Lapierre House to Peel’s River post

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson March 30, 2019 "Journeys", HBC Transportation Systems
The portage from Lapierre House to Peel’s River post

Before I add this post, I have a smidgen of an announcement to make. My book, The York Factory Express, will not be published in March and April as I…

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